Chương 2 Nghị định 10/2001/NĐ-CP: Hoạt động dịch vụ hàng hải

Chapter II

MARITIME SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Article 4.- Sea ship agency service

The sea ship agency service means the service for performing the following jobs under the ship owners authorization:

1. Carrying out procedures for ships to enter and leave ports with competent bodies;

2. Arranging tow ships, arranging pilots for pilotage, arranging wharves and mooring places for ships to load and/or unload cargo, embark and/or disembark passengers;

3. Providing necessary information to parties related to ships, cargo and passengers, preparing documents and papers on cargo and passengers, arranging the delivery of goods to consignees;

4. Carrying out ship-related customs and border-gate procedures as well as procedures for cargo handling and/or passengers embarkation and/or disembarkation;

5. Collecting and/or paying on behalf of ship owners freight, damages, reward money, ship release fines and other sums;

6. Arranging the supply for sea ships at ports;

7. Signing contracts for ship charter, carrying out procedures for hand over of ships and crews;

8. Signing contracts for cargo transport or handling;

9. Carrying out procedures relating to maritime disputes;

10. Settling other matters as authorized.

Article 5.- Sea transport agency service

Sea transport agency service means the service for performing the following tasks under the entrustment of goods owners:

1. Organizing and carrying out works in service of the process of goods transport, delivery and reception, passengers and luggage transport on the basis of sea transport contracts or multi-mode transport contracts;

2. Leasing, renting on behalf of goods owners sea transport means, loading and unloading equipment, warehouses, wharves and yards, piers and other special-use maritime equipment;

3. Acting as container agents

4. Settling other matters as authorized.

Article 6.- Maritime brokerage service

The maritime brokerage service means the service for performing the following tasks:

1. Acting as intermediary in signing contracts for cargo, passenger and luggage transport;

2. Acting as intermediary in signing maritime insurance contracts;

3. Acting as intermediary in signing ship lease contracts, ship purchase/sale contracts, towage contracts, crew hiring contracts;

4. Acting as intermediary in signing other contracts relating to maritime activities at the requests of authorizers according to each specific contract.

Article 7.- Sea-ship supply service

The sea-ship supply service means the service for performing the following tasks related to sea ships:

1. Supplying sea ships with food, foodstuff, fresh water, materials, equipment, fuel, lubricant, wedging, lining and/or partitioning materials;

2. Providing services for daily-life needs, health care, entertainment and recreation of passengers and crews, organizing the departure, arrival, entry, exit and/or change of crews.

Article 8.- Goods inspection and counting service

The goods inspection and counting service means the service for inspecting and counting the actual quantity of goods upon the delivery and reception thereof with sea ships or other means under the entrustment of goods consignors, goods consignees or carriers.

Article 9.- Sea ship towage service

Sea ship towage service means the service for operation of towing, tugging, pushing or supporting sea ships and other floating means on sea or water areas relating to sea ports where sea ships are allowed to enter, leave and/or operate.

Article 10.- Sea-ship repairing service at ports

The sea-ship repairing service at ports means the service for repairing and maintaining sea ships during their anchorage at ports.

Article 11.- Sea-ship cleaning service

The sea-ship cleaning service means the service for gathering and treating garbage, discharge oils and other wastes discharged from sea- ships while anchorage or mooring at ports.

Article 12.- Cargo handling service at sea ports

The cargo handling service at sea ports means the service for cargo loading and unloading at ports according to the technological process for loading and unloading each kind of goods.